Harry as a ghost, Blood Baron

[Liz]

No: HPFGUIDX 30794

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Lucy Austin" <lucy at l...> wrote:
> And as you can become a ghost, the last couple of paragraphs could 
still be from Harry's POV! I would hate him to die, but I have to 
admit I can quite easily see him sacrifcing himself to kill V and 
save the world etc.


This isn't a terribly important point, just something that occurred 
to me.  I don't think Harry would become a ghost if he were to die, 
as was suggested above.  JKR mentioned something about how the people 
who become ghosts are people who were not very happy in life - or 
something like that - and then said we'd find out more in later books 
about why people become ghosts.  This makes sense with Moaning 
Myrtle, at the very least.  So it seems unlikely that Harry would 
become a ghost, because it would signify that his life ended on not 
the best terms, which I don't think JKR would do.

Also on the subject of ghosts: the Bloody Baron.  (This may have 
already been discussed recently and I missed it)  I think it seem 
likely that he will play some sort of role in one of the future 
books.  He's covered in blood, and he's the only person who can 
control Peeves.  Any thoughts on that?

Liz